The United States Golf Teachers Cup is the largest championship for golf teaching professionals in the country. It will be held the first two days, October 23-24. The World Golf Teachers Cup is the largest competitive event for golf teaching professionals in the world which features concurrent individual and team play. It will be held the final two days, October 25-26.

Individual competition in both events will be held in four divisions: Open, Senior (50+), Super Senior (60+), and Women’s. As a special consideration, additional prize money will be awarded to men over 70 and women over 50.

Teams in the World Golf Teachers Cup will consist of a minimum of five and a maximum of six players in a play-six, count-five format. Those who do not qualify for a team will still be competing for individual honors. A rules change for 2007 allows team members to play from their division tees.

The Hacienda Hotel & Casino in Boulder City, just a short drive from the famous Hoover Dam, will serve as the host hotel.

The entry fee of $950 includes five nights’ accommodations at the Hacienda from Monday, October 22 through Friday, October 26, four tournament rounds, range balls prior to play, opening welcome party, and closing banquet and awards ceremony. The entry deadline is Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 5:00 pm EDT. Entries will be taken on a first-received, first-served basis. All WGTF Level III and IV members are eligible to play. A $100 fee will be charged to those who withdraw prior to play. Should the field become full prior to the entry deadline, any further entries will be placed on an alternate’s list.

Please make plans to join us and your fellow WGTF members for these great tournaments.

1996 – Edward Lee, playing out of the Senior division, becomes the first champion of the United States Golf Teachers Cup.
1997 – Shawn Clement, playing both left- and right-handed and with a style reminiscent of the great Moe Norman, eases to a two-stroke victory over Ken Butler.
1998 – Mark Harman captures the title on a bright and sunny Florida winter day.
1999 – Brian Lamberti wins the only US Cup played at three rounds during World Golf Teachers Cup week.
2000 – Mark Umphreyville of San Marcos, California, heads east to win the championship. So far, he remains the only champion to come from west of the Mississippi River.
2001 – Mark Harman, playing in extremely tough conditions with high winds and hard greens, shoots the highest winning tworound score in US Cup history.
2002 – Mark Harman becomes the first to successfully defend the championship.
2003 – Mark Harman “three-peats” on his way to his fourth overall championship.
2004 – Dave Belling from Canada becomes the first international champion in Cajun country.
2005 – Mark Harman wins his fifth championship, a record which USGTF president Geoff Bryant said will likely never be broken.
2006 – James Douris from Australia becomes the US Cup’s second international champion.

1997 – Team USA cruises to an easy victory and Mark Harman becomes the first individual champion.
1998 – In match play with the United States and Europe tied at 3-3, Mike Stevens of Team USA prevails in extra holes in his match to carry his team to victory. Mark Harman takes a two-shot victory over compatriots Steve Williams and Bill Picca.
1999 – USA again wins the team championship at stroke play, with Scotland native Ken Butler taking the individual championship.
2000 – Europe breaks the USA’s stranglehold on the team title, and Scotland’s Doug Borland plays a solid individual championship round on the Seve Ballesteros-designed layout.
2001 – Henrik Jentsch from Denmark wins the individual title, but Team USA also resumes its winning ways.
2003 – The World Cup becomes a biennial event, with Dave Belling the star. He defeated Mark Harman on the first hole of sudden death to win the individual championship, and sank the winning putt on the second hole of sudden death to carry Team USA to a victory over runner-up Brazil.
2005 – Raul Fretes becomes the fifth consecutive non-USA-born resident to win individually, and he also helped Team Paraguay thump Brazil 5-1 in match play.